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The Australian government on Saturday announced that it had imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four senior officials of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government, in an effort to curtail the regime’s humanitarian violations against women and girls in the country. In early December 2025, Australia unveiled the autonomous sanctions framework in response to the dire situation [...]

A US federal judge on Thursday took up a case by eight Democratic-led states challenging the Trump administration’s termination of millions of dollars in teacher-training grants. US District Judge Angel Kelley said that the challenge to the Department of Education’s decision to cancel certain educational grants belonged both in federal district court and in the [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Oxfam America released a statement on Wednesday calling attention to the millions of Americans who may lose affordable health insurance if Congress refuses to extend public subsidies for the insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In response to the ongoing federal shutdown—now the longest in US history—the [...]

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue over disputed claims that Tylenol causes autism, alleging the companies deceptively marketed the painkiller to pregnant women while hiding potential risks. The lawsuit, filed in Panola County District Court, follows President Donald Trump’s widely publicized September warning urging pregnant women [...]

Edited by Alanah Vargas | JURIST Staff, US Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guarantees everyone the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information through any media without interference. This global dispatch, contributed by correspondents around the world, examines key challenges and developments [...]

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that terminates the majority of US sanctions imposed on Syria and associated designated persons, effective July 1. Lifting sanctions will represent a significant opportunity for the ravaged Syrian economy. Sanctions against people and entities tied to the ousted Bashar Assad regime, terrorist organizations, and human rights [...]

A news report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday indicated that the Ugandan government has perpetrated violence against LGBTQ+ people, their families, and supporters since Uganda’s 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act was enacted. The report highlights abuses instigated and enabled by Uganda’s government, its institutions, and parliamentary members. The report found that these abuses by the [...]

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Philippine lawmakers on Tuesday to undertake reforms to address the precarious situation for journalism in the country. Despite improvements to the freedom of the press in past years, the country still ranks poorly at 116th out of 180 countries tracked by RSF. In its statement, RSF noted that economic fragility, [...]

Finance Minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday announced the UK’s plans to pass legislation to properly regulate crypto-assets. As of August 2024, research released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) estimated that 12 percent of the UK population, which comes up to approximately 7 million adults, own crypto-assets, signifying growing interest in the field. In place [...]

The United Kingdom’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation embodies a balance between fostering innovation and adhering to the fundamental principles of the rule of law. The UK has recognized the importance of creating an environment conducive to technological advancement while ensuring that AI systems are governed in a way that is ethical, transparent, and [...]